Jeremiah 5:17
And they shall eat up thine harvest, and thy bread, which thy sons and thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and thine herds: they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees: they shall impoverish thy fenced cities, wherein thou trustedst, with the sword.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 4:7 describes a 'destroyer of nations' laying waste to the land, using parallel imagery of invasion and desolation.
Jeremiah 1:15 foretells the northern kingdoms invading Jerusalem—the very invasion that causes the destruction in this verse.
Jeremiah 4:26 shows the fruitful land becoming wilderness—echoing the same judgment where enemy devours harvests and cities.
Deuteronomy 28:31 is a covenant curse: enemies consume livestock and produce, directly matching the judgment described here.
Lamentations 2:2 describes God throwing down fortified cities of Judah—the same fortified cities the enemy demolishes here.
Isaiah 65:22 promises that others will not eat what God's people plant—a direct opposite of the enemy consumption described here.
Isaiah 62:9 promises that those who harvest will eat and praise God—a blessing that contrasts with the curse of enemies consuming the harvest.
Judges 6:4 describes invaders devouring the land's produce and livestock, closely mirroring the destruction in this verse.
Deuteronomy 28:33 warns that a foreign nation will eat your land's fruit, exactly the scenario of enemy consumption here.
Isaiah 62:8 promises no more foreign consumption of grain/wine—direct reversal of the enemy devouring harvests here.
Deuteronomy 8:8 lists vines and fig trees as covenant blessings; here the enemy consumes them as judgment.
Zephaniah 1:13 similarly describes judgment where enemies consume houses and vineyards, echoing the same invasion imagery.
Ezekiel 36:4 addresses desolate wastes and plundered cities—matching the complete devouring of land and strongholds in Jeremiah.
Habakkuk 3:17 pictures total agricultural loss—fig tree, vine, flock—echoing the same imagery of desolation, though as a basis for faith.
Habakkuk 3:18 responds to such loss with rejoicing in God, contrasting with the judgment here where no such faith is expressed.
Judges 6:6 records Israel brought low by Midianite devastation—a previous instance of enemies consuming their resources.
Judges 6:3 recounts Midianites consuming crops after planting—a historical pattern of invasion that this prophecy echoes.
Joel 2:3 depicts a consuming army turning Eden to wilderness—parallels the total devouring of land and produce here.